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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 June 2019

On Tuesday 11 June, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind8.74 GW27%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW7%Solar0.81 GW3%Gas12.50 GW39%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports2.67 GW8%Nuclear4.57 GW14%31.4GW AVERAGE27%7%39%8%14%
Price
£43.35/MWh
Day average £43.35
Demand31.4GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables31%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 11 June 2019, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £43.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 13:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (146 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.88/MWh at 03:30 to £58.66/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.812.5%Wind 8.7427.3%Gas 12.5039.1%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 2.367.4%Nuclear 4.5714.3%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 17:20
Low 21.5 · 04:25Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
57 Out
7
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 11 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 11 June 2019, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 11 Jun
Imported
57GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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